Display cabinet



Dec. 8, 1931. SOFFEL 1,835,350

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Patented Dec. 8, 1931 Urrso srares ALBERTA I. SOFFEL, 0F LOSANGELES,CALIFORNIA;

DISPLAY CABINET;

Application filed July so,

My invention relates to a display cabinet and has for its principalobject, the provision of a relatively simple, inexpensive and etlicientcabinet or container that is especi ally designed for displaying andholding a supply of small objects of merchandise such as the metal boxesthat are utilized for bold ing compacts of face powder, rouge and likecosmetics.

It will be understood that compacts of face powder rouge and the likeare manufactured in various colors or shades and that the manufacturerplaces such differently colored or shaded compacts in small metal boxesor containers that are uniform in size shave and linish and it is one ofthe objects of my invention to provide a convenient cabinet-that willreceive and hold a number of boxes orcontainers containing thedifferently colored or shaded compacts and the forward end of thecabinet being constructed so as to receive and display an open compactbox or container, thereby enabling the purchasers to observe the colorand style ot the compacts and enable the salesman to readily obtain acompact of the color desired by the purchaser.

Further objects of my invention are, to provide a display cabinet thatis relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture andwhich will greatly facilitate the handling and merchandising of smallarticles such as face powder, rouge and the like or any articles thatare packed in comparatively small containers.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts thatwill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a dsplay cabinet constructed in accordance with my in vention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the.

line 22 of Fig. 1.

My improved display cabinet is in the form of an elongated substantiallyrectangular box and its structure includes a bottom panel 10, side walls11, rear end wall 12 and a front end wall 13. The front portions of theside 1929.. Serial No. 382,127.

"walls 11 and the front I portion offbottom panel 10 project a shortdistance beyond the front wall 13 to form a'pocket that is occupied byone'o f the compact containing boxes and the upper outer corners of theside walls 11 are cut away so as to producean ornamental effect. p r

1 Secured on the upper surface of the bottom panel 10 at the forward endthereof and adjac-ent'to the forwardlower corner of the side walls 11are small blocks 14, which serve to hold the displayed container withinthe pocket at the forward end of the'cabinet.

jln some instances it may be found desirable to arrange a flange orledge on the upper face of the bottom panel 10 at the front edge'thereofor the upper surface of the bottom panel within the pocket in front ofwall 13 may be recessed for the reception of the displayed article ofmerchandise.

Seated in the bottom panel between the front and rear walls 13 and 12are the low-er ends of Vertically disposed pins 15 that are preferablyspaced equi-distant apart and said pins being located in a plane midwaybetween the side walls 11.

These pins divide the space within the box or container into a series ofcommunicating compartments that are substantially equal in area andwhich are adapted to receive a plurality of piles of compact containingboxes or other small articles of merchandisethat can be packed orarranged one on top of the other. By utilizing pins instead of solidpartition walls between the compartments within the cabinet the compactcontaining boxes or other articles of merchandise may be more readilyhandled by the salesman and further, such construction enables thecabinet to be more conveniently cleaned. Fu1tl161,tl16 provision of aplurality of compartments within the cabinet enables a number ofdifferently colored compacts to be stored within the cabinet andconsequently facilitating the merchandising of the contained articles orpackages.

The boX or container that is arranged for display in the pocketat theforward end of the cabinet is open when the cabinet is posi tionedwithin or upon a showcase, thereby en'- abling prospective purchasers toreadily ebserve the color and character of the merchandise.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a display container that isespecially designed for holding and displaying small articles ofmerchandise such as the containers of powder and rouge compacts andwhich cabinet is relatively simple in construction inexpensive ofmanufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which itis intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved display cabinet may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a display cabinet, an elongated open topped rectangular box-likecontainer, a pocket formed at one end of the container for the receptionof an article to be displayed which pocket is open at front and top anda series of partition pins seated in the bottom of the container andprojecting upwardly therefrom which pins are arranged equidistant apartand positioned midway between the side walls of the container.

2. In a display cabinet, an elongated open topped rectangular container,portions of the side walls and bottom of which container are extendedfrom one end thereof to form a pocket for the reception of a displayedarticle of merchandise which pocket is open front and top and a seriesof partition pins seated in the bottom of the container and projectingupwardly therefrom, said pins being arranged midway between the sidewalls of the container and spaced equidistant apart lengthwise of saidcontainer.

3. In a display cabinet, an elongated open topped receptacle provided atits forward end with a pocket for the reception of a displayed articleof merchandise lugs positioned on the front of the bottom of said pocketadjacent to the sidewalls thereof for holding the displayed article ofmerchandise within said pocket and a series of partition pins seated inthe bottom of the receptacle and projecting upwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERTA L. SOFFEL.

